# Accident 19791112035809A: Cessna T310R, Salem, OR, November 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1979, 20:29 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1316G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1316G-1982-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,736 total, 16 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112035809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS HIGH ON ILS APPROACH. ATTEMPTED TO EXPEDITE DESCENT. HIT FOG. OBSCURED GROUND. 1.5 MILES FROM RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA005), Nov 12, 1979: Cessna T310R (N1316G), Salem, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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